The Dandanator Entertainment System (DES) is a new physical support for Amstrad CPC games.

It offers greater technical capabilities for creating games and a gaming experience never seen before on CPC, add to this an incredible ease and ease of use.

Technical features

512 KB instant access ROM game cartridges, providing a «console-like» experience.
Small game cartridges, easy to store and classify.
Detection of inserted cartridge, so that if the cartridge is not present the system is disabled. There is no need to disconnect the device for normal use.
Connecting to the back for future expansions. Compatible with memory or other extensions. This allows you to enjoy games that require 128KB of RAM on CPC with 64KB.
It works directly on any CPC 464, 664, 6128, 464+ and 6128+, you only need to connect it and it is functional!
Due to the project’s compatibility with the Dandanator mini CPC, DES is also supported by ACE, RetroVirtualMachine, CPCEC, ZesarUX and DSP emulators.
Public domain project.

Software features

Thanks to the software, the cartridge’s games or programs could be change from the CPC itself, without the need for additional hardware through a USB connection to the PC.
It compresses games so that you can take more storage space.
It offers software for creating, managing and transferring game «romsets» for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It supports images in SNA, CDT and DSK format (on trial). It cannot stand games with multi-loads.
It allows you to select the pokes from a WinApe-compatible bookstore or introduce them manually.
It incorporates the McLeod Ideafix test Rom.